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Fellow Brits Check this out! Best place for Deals

makes the Cali 8% look good, V.A.T. @ 17.5% Value Added Tax, good old England.


wait... isn't this just a link to a store, kinda like linking to TigerDirect and calling it a hot deal? Just wondering if I was missing something, if not, thanks.
 
A "quid" is a British Pound, probably so called because of the first word in a Latin phrase printed on the note. And yes 17.5% is a lot but then the Brits don't have to pay for health insurance. 😉
 


<< And yes 17.5% is a lot but then the Brits don't have to pay for health insurance. >>



Neither do we, and our tax is only 15%! Phlffft! 😛
 
... and if the price is 0.99 you pay 0.99 ... none of this $1.05 for a 99c burger (sales tax at the register it the most bizzare thing imho).

edit Oh, and you don't pay VAT on "essentials" like food, fuel, telephone, books, etc. It's a luxury tax (ok so we can debate what qualifies as a luxury, but there's a lot of things that are exempt fro UK VAT). And tourists can claim some amount back (similar to the sales tax refunds from Canada).
 
Any one living in the states might not appreciate it, but any kind of deal over here in the UK is a hot deal!
(Face it, the US is cutting edge when in comes to internet shopping...)

Thanks DeathByDuke!
 
In the past a good rule of thumb would be that whatever you pay in the UK in Sterling you would pay the equivalent amount in US$.

It is certainly true that you get great deals over here for various items (I'm Scottish but living in Florida) but things are not as cheap as they once were.

The cost + tax issue really bugs me - I am more in favour of "the price you see is the price you pay" also 😉

They manage to do this with many items here e.g. Movie tickets, and Petrol (Gas) - I have no idea why they cannot extend this to other items.

With the current exchange rate of approx US$1.40 to the Pound many everyday items are not cheap by comparison though. Shopping (groceries) is the main expense - basically if it is good for you (healthy) then it's normally expensive (by comparison) and if it's junk food that makes you fat or your teeth fall out it's very cheap. You will never see a 19p Tesco loaf of bread here btw 🙂

In summary over here you get some real "steals of deals" for sure - but the place is still full of Yanks 😉


 


<< but the place is still full of Yanks 😉 >>



Hey, are you guys still bitter over that whole revolution thing 225 years ago? 😉
 
Yes, what is it with the price of groceries here? I was amazed when I moved to FL from the UK at how much food cost. Nearly $3 for a loaf of half-decent packaged bread?!?!? Fresh bread from a baker is astronomical ...

That said fresh OJ was always cheaper than bottled water in the Sunshine State 🙂
 


<< Yes, what is it with the price of groceries here? I was amazed when I moved to FL from the UK at how much food cost. Nearly $3 for a loaf of half-decent packaged bread?!?!? Fresh bread from a baker is astronomical ...
 >>



I agree on the cost of living. I'm a Canadian living in the US, and while things like electonics and cars are much cheaper here, the cost of everyday living (food, rent, utilities) is even higher. And this is even before I convert anything back to Canadian dollars (ex: .79 for a loaf of bread in Canada, $1.79 here; convert that $1.79 to Candian dollars, and you get like $2.70!). I expected things to cost their equivalent after currency conversion, not the same or as much beore conversion. Again, things like PC parts, other electronics, etc. seem to fit this idea. Groceries definitely do not.
 
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